Chapter 736 Sealing Talisman

The Seal Talisman, which dealt no damage, brought with it a perverted effect lasting a full minute.

What did one minute mean in Glory?

A one-sided crushing in a duel would usually end within a minute. As for confrontations between evenly matched opponents, the time taken would depend on their individual styles and tactics, so it was difficult to generalize. But assuming a head-on clash, it would usually take more than three minutes to determine the victor.

Ye Xiu's individual matches generally followed this rhythm, and this match with Gai Caijie was no different. After some initial probing, the two characters became entangled in a fierce battle.

Talismans were a unique combat style for exorcists. They could either attack directly with talisman papers, or attach the talisman papers to their weapons, giving the weapon attacks the damage and effects of the talisman. They could even attach the talisman to the weapon and then use "Soul Command" to throw the weapon, forming a ranged talisman attack.

Just now, at the last moment, Gai Caijie suddenly attached a talisman paper to his war scythe, giving the attack the talisman effect. But whether it was ice or fire, Lord Grim successfully parried the attack, so it didn't hit, and the talisman damage couldn't take effect. However, the talisman that Gai Caijie used happened to be a Seal Talisman.

The target of the Seal Talisman was equipment. This attack, Lord Grim's parry, was equivalent to delivering the target Gai Caijie wanted to attack.

Sounded simple enough.

However, to release the Soul Command war scythe, catching it at the instant the opponent parried, at the moment of near-contact to attach the talisman paper and activate its effect, this was an exceptionally difficult operation.

Ye Xiu was hit, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella had been sealed, rendering it unusable.

Unusable meant that the equipment's attributes would be temporarily deducted, as if he didn't possess the equipment at all, and some equipment with special effects would also have their effects completely nullified.

Currently, sealing weapons or sealing shoes was considered the most cost-effective method of use.

A character's attack power came mostly from their weapon, and their movement speed came mostly from their shoes. Therefore, both players and the pro scene prioritized these two pieces of equipment, because they individually determined the character's strengths and weaknesses in certain aspects.

Sealing the weapon was like pulling out the opponent's teeth; sealing the shoes was like breaking the opponent's legs.

And now, with the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella sealed, it wasn't just as simple as pulling out a tooth for Lord Grim. The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's ability to change forms was also prohibited after being hit by the Seal Talisman.

The saying that exorcists countered Lord Grim stemmed from this, because the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's greatest feature could potentially be frozen in front of an exorcist.

And the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was the true source of the pro scene's headache regarding Ye Xiu and Lord Grim. But now, in front of Gai Caijie, this problem had been solved. Within one minute, Lord Grim would only be wielding a weapon with a fixed form and no attributes.

"Well done!" Even Ye Xiu couldn't help but acknowledge Gai Caijie's brilliant moment.

"Thank you." Gai Caijie responded, but his hands didn't show any politeness. The one minute of effect time needed to be used well. The Seal Talisman's seven-minute cooldown meant that there would basically be no second chance to use it in a single match, which was why Gai Caijie was so cautious at the beginning, because this skill couldn't be wasted.

The war scythe swung down again at high speed, while the other hand was always ready to pinch out a talisman paper. This was the proper combat style for a high-level exorcist player. Directly attaching the talisman paper to the weapon before attacking was what ordinary players did. Pro players would more often attack first, and only suddenly attach the talisman paper when they felt that the attack was guaranteed to hit. This would save talisman skills and also make the attacks more varied.

The war scythe flashed down, but a flash of light already swept up before him.

Was it a Draw Sword?

Gai Caijie saw clearly that when it was sealed just now, the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was in its sword form of drawing the sword from the umbrella, so he could only use sword skills at this time.

However, without weapon attributes, the damage, attack speed, judgment, and so on would be greatly reduced based solely on the skill itself. This kind of skill could be regarded as non-existent.

Shatter!

Qingzhi Qu didn't dodge at all. Whether this Draw Sword collided with his attack or hit him, it would only turn into fragments of sword light and wasn't worth defending against. Without weapon attributes, it was too insignificant.

Gai Caijie affirmed in his heart, but when the sword light struck his body much faster than his attack, Gai Caijie realized that something was wrong.

The attack speed of a sealed weapon was equivalent to zero. Even the Draw Sword, known for its speed, didn't seem to have such a speed at this time…

Gai Caijie didn't have time to think about it in detail. Qingzhi Qu's body involuntarily leaned backward.

This was the impact brought by the Draw Sword! It was also the power that Gai Caijie believed the Draw Sword shouldn't have in this situation…

Could it be…

There was only one possibility!

In Gai Caijie's wide eyes, he saw Lord Grim shake his hand, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella had transformed into a spear form in a magnificent manner, stabbing over with a Dragon Tooth.

How could this be?

Gai Caijie was surprised, and he couldn't dodge this Dragon Tooth either. He was hit.

"Don't be so surprised?" Ye Xiu said, and a Sky Strike was launched, sending Qingzhi Qu into the air.

But Gai Caijie was worthy of being a young player known for his stability and calmness. Even with such a surprised mood, he did stabilize his mind. The floating Qingzhi Qu quickly attached a talisman paper and threw the war scythe with a Soul Command backhand.

Falling Thunder Talisman!

As the flying war scythe pierced into the ground with this talisman, thunder light instantly bloomed centered on the war scythe. Lord Grim couldn't continue chasing Qingzhi Qu at this position, so he had to avoid it first.

Qingzhi Qu landed, and the war scythe had also been recalled with Soul Command. He turned his perspective and stared intently at Lord Grim over there, or rather, at the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in Lord Grim's hand.

Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, spear form.

"This… isn't the one from before…" Gai Caijie saw it.

"That's right. You guys keep calling us your nemesis, so wouldn't I be too stupid if I didn't make some preparations?" Ye Xiu smiled.

"Two Myriad Manifestations Umbrellas…" Gai Caijie was a little speechless. It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this possibility, but wasn't Happy not very wealthy? Although the technical teams of the major teams hadn't figured out how the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was made, they all agreed that it must be extremely extravagant. With Happy's limited resources, they actually made a spare of such a silver weapon? If it was just to target the exorcist's Seal Talisman, then that was really extravagant. But on the other hand, although they weren't able to restrain him on the field, it at least increased Happy's burden. If they made another such extravagant weapon, the other characters would have to have many fewer pieces of silver equipment, which could also be considered a restraint on Happy's strength.

Just as Gai Caijie was thinking this, he heard Ye Xiu continue, "That's right, two Myriad Manifestations Umbrellas, one level 70 and one level 5."

Gai Caijie was stunned.

"It's really hard to fight with a level 5 weapon! That's why I was so anxious. How could you be so calm? Next time, be more generous and just use the Seal Talisman directly, and I'll let you stick it on." Ye Xiu said.

This time, Gai Caijie could only smile wryly.

So it turned out that he was just casually using a level 5 weapon to fool him? This was really…

But Ye Xiu said that he had been fighting with a level 5 weapon all along? Gai Caijie wouldn't believe that. If it was a level 5 weapon, he would have noticed the difference in damage long ago. So that meant that Ye Xiu had secretly changed equipment at some point, just like at the end, when he switched back to the real Myriad Manifestations Umbrella after being hit by the Seal Talisman. Gai Caijie didn't even notice.

"It seems that the fact that the Seal Curse was able to hit you was also a flaw that you deliberately sold." Gai Caijie said.

"Selling you a flaw is as difficult as finding a flaw in you." Ye Xiu admitted.

"Since that's the case, why bother…" Gai Caijie said.

"You'll find out soon." Ye Xiu said as Lord Grim charged forward.

Gai Caijie did find out immediately.

He knew how restrained Ye Xiu had been playing before, all because of the existence of the Seal Talisman. Gai Caijie was now somewhat regretful. If he hadn't used the Seal Talisman at all and had maintained this deterrent, perhaps this match would have been much easier to fight! But now? The Seal Talisman had been baited out and hadn't worked. Ye Xiu, who had completely unleashed his hands and feet, was really too terrifying…

Gai Caijie desperately parried, but one after another, even god-level players, had fallen before Ye Xiu's Lord Grim. Gai Caijie realized that he couldn't do any better than them. What he could rely on was just his profession, because his profession had a skill that would make the opponent wary.

Exorcist was really Lord Grim's nemesis, but to exert the nemesis's effect, he didn't necessarily have to throw out that skill! When the skill was thrown out and didn't work, the nemesis became a fleeting cloud. After all, this was a big move that could only be used once every seven minutes.

"Look, if I didn't let you use the Seal Talisman, how tired would I have to be?" Ye Xiu said, as Lord Grim delivered the final blow.

"I understand…" Gai Caijie replied. Qingzhi Qu fell in an irresistible attack.

In the first round of the individual competition, Happy won. Ye Xiu had a 13-round winning streak in the individual competition.

Was he announcing his strong comeback in this way? Some people were discussing this.

But wasn't it too shameless? How could a top core player not play in the team competition and instead play in the individual competition? Some people thought this.

Yes, the top players of each team, such as Zhou Zekai, Huang Shaotian, and Wang Jiexi, often appeared in the team competition to fight for the extra 2 points. The individual competition would occasionally appear, but no one had treated the individual competition as their main battlefield like Ye Xiu.

And so, he continued to win all the way.

"This is bullying the small!" Someone shouted angrily.

Those who heard this had mixed feelings. Was this a compliment or a criticism? Bullying the small? What did that make the professional players who were defeated by Ye Xiu?

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